#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##------------------------------------------------------------------------------##From: [email protected] (jeffnmoe)Date: 30 May 1995 20:20:43 -0500 'Tractor Rape Chain' by Guided by Voices from the album 'Bee Thousand' standard tuning (EBGDAE top to bottom) NOTE: I haven't tabbed the acoustic intro; if you want to experiment, tune your guitar slightly flat from standard tuning and use variations of the verse chords. Also, I haven't included exact number of keystrokes in verse progression; I tabbed it to show different voicings I use for same named chords in the verse. If you have other voicings you prefer to use for these chords, be my guest (gee, thanks dude). verse progression Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A ---0--0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- ---2--2--2--2--6--6--6--7--7--7--2--4--2--2--2--2--4--2-- ---2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- ---------------------------------------------------------

chorus chords (not in order) A A/G# Bm D E F#m --0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2------ --2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2------ --2-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2------ --2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4------ --0-----0-----2-----------2-----4------ --------4-----2-----------0-----2------ ****** how it all goes together ****** (acoustic intro not included) (play verse progression 2x no vocals....) (then continue to play verse progression while singing...) Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A why is it everytime i think about you Asus2 A Asus4 something that you have said or implied A Asus2 A A Asus2 A makes me doubt you Asus2 A Asus4 then i look into your cynical eyes A Asus2 A A Asus2 A and i know it Asus2 A Asus4 as if it never meant anything to me (chorus) D A A/G# parallel lines on a slow decline tractor rape chain D Bm A F#m better yet lets all get wet on the tractor rape chain E D speed up slow down go all around in the end (again, play verse progression 2x no vocals....) (..and continue to play verse progression while singing...) Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A in the first place its probably just paranoia Asus2 A but theres a ghost in my room Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A and he says i better run Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A its a thing i know its a thing i believe in E won't you tell it to go away? (repeat chorus) ...questions, comments and corrections to [email protected]